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Newmarket Keswick Marsh farmers are harvesting a bumpercrop largest concentrated vegetable grow ing area in Canada The quality and condition of crops so far this summer are above average according to Bill Williams senior inspector of farm products Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food But there is no guarantee that the prices to the farmer will be The Holland Marsh area has a total of about acres For vege table survey purposes the Bradford Harsh areas also include and Keswick marshes with a total of acres Carrots and onions represent twothirds of the total crop at the Marsh However the threat of cut worms several weeks ago may sever ely damage the onion crop The Ontario government granted the use of DDT on the onions in June in an attempt to destroy the cut worm threat But the farmers who needed a permit to use the DDT arc not too happy with the results The worms have been partially destroyed but the crops didnt get a full kill because it was too late For tunately It didnt reach epidemic pro portions but some fields have been badly damaged explained Conrad chief scientist at the Depart ment of Agriculture research farm at Holland Marsh Largest crop at the Marsh is carrots with a total acreage of Onions total acres These arc followed by lettuce potatoes celery parsnips cabbage cauliflower and beets in order of acreage Mr and Mrs Paul Smith both in their mid60 have run a fruit and vegetable stand on Highway 11 at Holland Marsh since They have operated a vegetable business longer than anyone else in the area When they started their first stand of two small tables at the side of the road there were 10 others in business This summer only four are operating Paul originally from Hungary and his wife Vclma from Austria bought five acres of empty unworked land in for After months of backbreaking work they were able to plant their first crop and still do their own farming Their tablc stand has grown to one of ft by 30 ft plus two greenhouses and Elfrieda Meier 18 who just graduated from Bradford District High School and plans to go to nurs ing school in September The couples three children now adults do not share their parents love of the Marsh and are not involved in the business Business moans hours work a day at the stand or in field from midMay to Nov Mrs Smith who calls most of her dear walks so much around the stand that she wears out a pair of shoes every two months of the summer I dont know why we do it You can lose your pants in one year Sometimes we make just enough to get by depending on the crops wea ther and prices she said The couple considers a profit of 3000 a season a good year Last year they had bushels of carrots left over at the end of the soason but lost of the profit because of high cold THE ERAs Hi Neighbor John Walden who will eater grade 13 at St Andrews College next Sept ember Is a life guard at the Aurora swimming pool this summer AT RIGHT Terry VsnCamp a University student who Is home for the summer Terry helped out behind the plate oaring a recent baseball BOTTOM Sandy who Is shown taking an order from an Aurora police Town of Newmarket PUBLIC NOTICE Regular buyers also come from Brad ford and Newmarket for their fresh vegetables Prices are generally chea per than Toronto supermarkets Growing season for most small market gardeners at the Marsh begins greenhouses in February Although until the end of the month Mrs Smith blames long hard work and not enough profit for the closing of many Marsh fruit and vege table stands in the past few years It is not an easy life and many people just cant lake it But we arc too old to change now she said as she served a regular customer from Newmarket The Smiths still look on their business with fondness and respect We love working with flowers and vegetables and seeing them grow never get tired of meeting people and if we ever closed our stand would worry about my customers and miss them Mrs Smith said Inspector Bill Williams says veg etable gardening in the Marsh is a times Prices are not especially good for the grower and one farmer com plained that prices for his products are no belter than years ago Last year was a good price year or many growers might have gone out of business In some cases farmers have debts going back three to five years because of bad crops lack of storage or poor prices explained Mr Williams Mr Williams said at one time last year carrots sold for a bushel which is considered a good price If a farmer can average a package such as a bushel of carrots a lb bag of onions a case of 24 heads of lettuce or a case of 16 cab bages he can make a modest living If the average drops to the level he is in trouble Mr Williams said Marsh farmers arc proud to be part of the vegetable growing centre of Canada They will continue to grow and provide produce for people all over the world As for Paul and their Smith Produce stand is open hours difficult business Bantams knocked outof tourney HAMILTON A Newmarket bantam team was knocked out of the An ant am Saturday in its first match of the day Newmarket E Woods TrailBlazers lost a decision to toprated Scarboro Village squad Six- participated In onegame knockout tourney was considered the favorite in this one Craig Hunt pitch ed a fivehitter for Trail Newmarket had three hits from Dan Paul Drew and Dennis ARABIAN HORSE FARM RR OPEN DAILY TO PM FOR INFORMATION CALL HORSES BOARDED BERTS KITCHEN CABINETS FINAL LIQUIDATION SALE of ALL Stock Materials Commencing Aug 8 am Yonge St Bond Lake Oak Ridges ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD IN THE MATTER OF on hy The Corporation of the Township of Whitchurch for of its Restricted Area Bylav passed the day of December APPOINTMENT FOR HEARING THE ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD appoints Monday the day of August at the hour of ten oclock in the forenoon local lime at the Council Chambers in the Township of Whitchurch at Vundorl to hear an application for extension of the temporary approval granted herein to Bylow as amended by Bylow until the day of August Let all persons interested then and there DATED at Toronto this day of July Grant Blight Zl